Mathematics Awareness Month ** April 2003 **

Short Description:&nbsp The "Quest of M.A.W.," a sequence of ten problems and ten secret people

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THE QUEST OF MAW The fictional Lord Maw enlists
the help of his ten "Prystices"
(secret helpers, who are
ordinary staff members from all parts
of campus) to issue ten
Challenges to the players (teams of 1-3
students). Each problem
solution leads to a UNIX file URL (directory
permissions set to 711) which contains a
riddle identifying another
"Prystyx of Maw." When the team locates this
person on campus, they get a card
identifying the secret artist,
a URL for the next challenge, and a small plastic
coin, the "furgl." Students may
only report progress by sending
e-mail to the great Lord Maw. To win, they must
determine the secret permutation
of the ten furgls from the
structure of the contest. Easy to maintain, easy
to repeat.
JUGGLING THE PROBABILITIES OF JUGGLING
Dr. Gregory Warrington of
U.Mass. Amherst will be our Mathematics
Awareness Week speaker.
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS CEREMONY
Senior Math Award, best project
(MQP Award), Putnam team recognition, COMAP team
recognition, Math Contest
winners, etc.
FACULTY PRESENTATION OF PROJECT TOPICS
Following awards ceremony, faculty briefly describe their
research to all juniors, who must choose a project topic for
their senior year.

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Mathematics Awareness Month is sponsored each year by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics to recognize the importance of mathematics through written materials and an accompanying poster that highlights mathematical developments and applications in a particular area.
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